[Rpm-maint] [rpm-software-management/rpm] Resolve --what<depends> arguments to package provides (PR #2451)

[Michael Schroeder]

(Sorry about that history comment. I should read your bug references first...)

There's also the question if the query should use the current state of installed packages or do "potential" matches. Say installed package A contains a requires `(B or C)`. Should `--whatrequires B` return A if C is installed? Say A contains a requires `(B if C)`. Should it return A if C is not installed?

Also, if the user expectation is to find out if a package can be uninstalled, should the query look at conflicts as well? Say installed package A contains a conflicts `B unless C` and both B and C are also installed. Is the expectation that `--whatrequires C` returns A? In that case a new query option would be better that does not contain the dependency type, e.g. `--whatdepends` or `--whatneeds`.


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